Garment hanger



Jan. 9, 1940. Y M. Mol;A 2,186,076

GARMENT HANGER v Filed Dec. l2, A1938 @WMM ` Patented Jan. 9k, 1940'"'UNITED STATES GARMENT HANGER Mathias Moe, Chicago,

to Claude D. Ball Ill., assignor of one-hall' ard, Chicago, Ill.

Application December 12, 193s, serial No. 245,178

3 Claims.

My invention relates to an improved hanger for coats or other garmentsand has for one purpose the provision of a combined coat and pantshanger. v

Another purpose is the provision of hanging means for trousers or thelike which are eiective to support the trousers in vertical position,with the proper tension on the upper part of the trousers adapted toprevent any interference with or any deformation of the press of thetrousers.

Other purposes will appear from time to time in the course of thespecification and claims.

I illustrate my invention more or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawing where- 1s Fig. 1 is a side elevation; 1

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan View on an enlarged scale of one of the members shownin the other figures; and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

Like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the specificationand the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, I generally indicates a supporting memberwhich may be a coat hanger. It may have applied thereto any suitablehook 2 which may be separate therefrom or 3o formed integrallytherewith. The hanger I includes individual side arms 3, 3 which mayterminate in enlarged portions 4 formed in any suitable manner. Sldablealong each one of the arms 3 is a supporting member including aygenerally cylindrical sleeve 5, an arrn 6 laterally ex- 5 tendingoutwardly therefrom, and a hook portion l downwardly and inwardlyinclined from the outer end thereof.

There is preferably a loose fit between the sleeve 5 and the arm 3 sothat in response to the gravital downward pull of the trousers indicatedat 8 in Fig. 1 the lever action of the arm 6 causes a locking clampingof the sleeve 5 on the arm 3. Thus the two arms 6 may be pulled out tothe full 45 line position of Fig. l and the hooks 1 may be hooked intothe loops 9 of the trousers, the sleeves 5 being pulled out far enoughto put a tension on the waist band of the trousers.

When the manual tensioning is completed, the

50 weight of the trousers will prevent any retrograde movement ofthesleeves '5 inwardly along the arms 3, and the sleeves are in eifectlocked ir' the illustrated position so that a pressure promoting tensionat the upper end of the trousers 5'5 is maintained.

It will be understood of course that the particular hooks 'l may bewidely varied in form, and if it is desired to adapt the device forsupporting articles which are devoid of the loops 9, any suitable clipstructure may be applied in the 5 place of the supporting hook.

It is a matter of choice whether the arms 3 are made relatively rigid orrelatively yielding. If they are made yielding or `of spring stock, avery substantial tension may be maintained at thev 10' top of thetrousers and the arms 3 may in effect be bowed to function as tensionsprings.

It will be realized that whereas I have described and. illustrated apractical and operative device, nevertheless many changes may begmade inthe size, shape, number and disposition of parts Without departing fromthe spirit of my invention. I therefore wish my description and drawingto be taken asin a broad sense illustrative or diagrammatic, rather thanas limiting me to my precise to the exterior -surface of the rod stock,but having an internal aperture sufficiently greater in diameter thanthe exterior diameter of the resilient member to permit a cramping ofthe sleeve on the resilient member, and a'garment-engaging 35 membersecured to each of said tubular sleeves.

2. In a garment supporting device, a supporting body which consists of asingle transversely` extending free ended resilient memberof rod stock,a hook associated with an`A intermediate 40 portion of said member,limitingstops at each end of said member, tubularv sleeves slideable oneon each end of said member at opposite sides of said hook, each suchsleeve conforming closely to the exterior surface of the rod stock, buthaving an internal aperture sufficiently greater in diameter than theexterior diameter of the resilient member to permit a cramping oi thesleeve on the `resilient member, anda hook, integral with each saidsleeve, each vof said hooks being laterally offset from its respectivesleeve and being positioned outwardly beyond -the sleeve between it andthe end of the supporting body.

r3. In a'garment supporting device, a supporting body which consists ofa single transversely extending free ended resilient member of rodstock, a hook associated With an intermediate portion of said member,limiting stops at each end of said member, tubular sleeves slideable oneon each end of said member at opposite sides of said hook, each suchsleeve conforming closely to the exterior surface of the rod stock, buthaving an internal aperture suiciently greater inA

